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Where Were the Planets on May 26, 1970?

Quick Answer

On May 26, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (4°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 26, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°41' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 26, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°49'07" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	15°49'35" Aquarius	Direct	May 25, 1970	May 27, 1970 into Pisces
Mercury	13°52'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	4°41'32" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1970	Jun 16, 1970 into Leo
Mars	25°29'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°12'58" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°06'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°46'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°22'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°42'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°34'51" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 26, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 26, 11:01 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 26, 13:43 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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